Royal Ballet – Jewels: Emeralds, Rubies, Diamonds – London
★★★★✰ The first Emeralds ballerina, Beatriz Stix-Brunell, could be a water nymph, touching the hands of her suitor, Valeri Hristov, in the opening pas de deux before drifting out of reach.
Carlos Acosta – The Classical Farewell – London
★★★★✰ “Thank you, Carlos,” boomed one audience member as Acosta ended his performance by changing out of his dance gear, sitting meditatively on stage…
Royal Ballet: Promotions and joiners for the 2016/17 season
Four Royal Ballet dancers promoted to Principal from the start of the 2016/17 Season – Alexander Campbell, Francesca Hayward, Ryoichi Hirano and Akane Takada
The Royal Ballet’s Gary Avis & Friends – Dance for Suffolk
Led by Gary Avis and a Royal Ballet all-star cast, the company will perform an especially created programme of Royal Ballet classics, hosted by BBC Strictly Come Dancing’s Anton du Beke.
Royal Ballet – Monotones I & II, The Two Pigeons – London
Monotones II: Audiences are now accustomed to the manic acrobatic contortions of modern choreography, so it is rewarding to see the rigour with which the three performers (Marianela Nunez, Valeri Hristov and Edward Watson) control their elasticity.
Royal Ballet – Carmen, Viscera, Afternoon of a Faun, Tchaikovsky pas de deux – London
Acosta’s Carmen is far from a disaster, propelled by committed performances and Tim Hatley’s dramatic designs…
The Royal Ballet – Infra, Divertissements, The Age of Anxiety, The Dream, Song of the Earth – New York
These are dancers worth following in a wide repertory of works; it’s a shame to see them go while feeling we’ve barely gotten to know them better.
The Royal Ballet – Don Quixote – Washington
At 42, Acosta is still a powerful presence. A much-loved artist around the world, he is undoubtedly one of the greatest male dancers of his generation.
Royal Ballet – Afternoon of a Faun, In the Night, Song of the Earth – London
The final triple bill of the Royal Ballet’s season reverts to its founder’s faith in classical ballet as an expressive language.
Gallery – Royal Ballet in Afternoon of a Faun, In the Night, Song of the Earth
Gallery by Dave Morgan…
Royal Ballet – Don Quixote – London
Royal Ballet Don Quixote London, Royal Opera House 25 November 2014 Gallery of pictures by Dave Morgan www.roh.org.uk New directors of old ballets are often tempted to make them relevant to today by…
Royal Ballet – Ceremony of Innocence, The Age of Anxiety, Aeternum – London
The programme was so underwhelming that I went twice in succession, to see whether alternative casts could make a difference.
Royal Ballet – Serenade, Sweet Violets, DGV: Danse à grande vitesse – London
It’s always good to get back to mixed programmes after one of the Royal Ballet’s long runs of blockbusters, and better still when the first item on the bill is Balanchine’s timeless Serenade.
Gallery – Royal Ballet in The Sleeping Beauty
Gallery by Dave Morgan of the Yuhui Choe and Ryoichi Hirano cast
Royal Ballet – Hansel and Gretel – London
…we get a cleverly staged and very well danced psychodrama, scary both in what we see and what we further imagine. There are, though, two fundamental problems which hold the piece back from complete success.
The Royal Ballet – Jewels: Emeralds, Rubies, Diamonds – London
Fascinating to see the Royal Ballet’s production of Balanchine’s Jewels not long after the Bolshoi’s account at the Royal Opera House in summer. Unlike the Russians, the Royal Ballet dancers understand the different period conventions of the three ‘acts’…
Royal Ballet – Don Quixote (Acosta production) – London
It’s especially challenging for the Royal Ballet, whose repertoire and style are built on the subtle understatement of Frederick Ashton and the deep psychological explorations of Kenneth MacMillan: hot-blooded Latin exuberance is not really their thing…
